COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Dress
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Orville Friesen
Decade:
1890s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Dress
User/Wearer:
Women's
Object Description:
Blue and cream printed cotton dress. Fitted bodice with button front closure. Bertha collar gathered in ruffle at neck, and folded to create faux lapels down front of bodice. Leg of mutton sleeve with bands of self fabric trim on lower sleeve. A-line skirt with deep flounce at knee. Band of self fabric trim above hemline
Description of View:
Detail view of front of skirt showing pattern of fabric
Primary Color:
Blue
Fabric Structure:
Twill or satin weave
Surface Design:
Self fabric trim. Gathering
Garment Components:
Bodice; Skirt
Hem Type:
straight
Neckline:
straight
Neck Treatment:
fitted
Fabric Design:
Floral
Dimensions.Waist:
26 in.
Dimensions.Back Length:
Bodice: 16 in.
Skirt:
Length: 36 in.
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 1983.001.001
Subject:
Costume (mode of fashion) ;Clothing ;Dresses (garments)
Collection Information:
Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Image Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Image Date:
2013
Historic Costume Collection
